# Alegre vs allegro

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alegre
*name · frequency rank #41,989*
A surname from Spanish.

### allegro
*noun · IPA /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #40,992*
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alegre-vs-allegro